briny

adj
/ˈbɹaɪni/

Etymology

From brine + -y.

  1. derived from *mriHnós✻
  2. derived from *bʰreyH-✻ — “to cut, maim”
  3. inherited from *brīnǭ✻ — “salt water, brine”
  4. inherited from *brīnā✻
  5. inherited from brīne
  6. inherited from brine
  7. suffixed as briny — “brine + y”

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine

    Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.

    • on the briny deep
  2. Acerbic

    Acerbic; unsentimental.

  3. The sea.

    • I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny / And slide inside the telephone wire that runs under the briny

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA